Now’s the time to understand the seasonality of Corporate America — that each quarter in Corporate America has its own vibe, whether it’s a winning locker room with money to burn, a budget wasteland full of layoffs, or something in between.

What does this mean to you? To every quarter there is a season… A time to hire, a time to fire. A time to spend, a time to save. A time to take your PTO, and a time to… hella not.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break down what to watch for in each quarter, in order to get the most out of your job, your career, and Corporate America.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

In Corporate America, it’s tempting to think you’ve gotta keep your a$$ in your seat. But that’s simply not the case.

So if you need to make a personal call to the bank, the doctor, or literally anyone else during the work day, just know: you don’t have to do it in the bathroom.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland walk you through how to deal with the team happy hour or the department dinner whether you’re an alcohol nerd, completely sober, or somewhere in between.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Career planning doesn't have to be a dirty word, something you dread, or a stupid 5-year plan you know just isn't going to happen. Instead, Vanessa & Holland have built The Three Moves Framework after years of coaching women to make more money and lead the life they actually want.

Repeat after me: podcasting is not a visual medium. Here's The Three Moves Framework in a visual format: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRkwD5MPc6/

Want more of The Three Moves Framework? Be the first to sign up for our course, launching Fall 2023 at askyourworkwife.com/course.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If it feels like your career is stagnant, your life is happening *to* you, and you’re not sure what to do next, you need to perform a career audit.

We know, we know — an audit is the last thing you want to do at the top of the year. But trust us on this one because done well, a Yearly Career Audit addresses stagnation in work, life, and everything in between, so that you can act, not be acted upon, and get what you want even bigger and better for this next year.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

The number of people in Corporate America who have no sense of calendar etiquette drives Vanessa (and eventually Holland) crazy. 

In this episode, the Work Wives get worked up over how NOT to book a meeting, when to include an agenda (ALWAYS), and when lunch should be included (more often than you’d think). 

You’re welcome.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Vanessa & Holland talk a lot about leveling up your career through soft skills, being paid to think, and people management — because growth can happen very quickly (and lucratively) that way.

But that does not mean that growing your career through hard skills is out of the question.

In this episode, the Work Wives discuss every individual contributor’s dream: achieving career growth without managing people.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If you’re an Ask Your Work Wife woman, you want to end up in exactly the position this week’s question-asker is: choosing between several job offers and figuring out how to reject the ones you don’t want.

But the question is: how do you actually send that no-thank-you email? (Is it an email?)

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Your sick days are *yours*. You’ve earned them and you do not need to be asking permission to take them, nor defending what you do with them.

So learn the phrase, “I’m taking the day,” and do whatever you want with your sick days.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If you thought the “Hey, got a minute?” Slack from your manager was bad, wait for the surprise calendar invite from your CEO. The actual f*ck.

Get through the panic, get through this episode, and work on your executive communication. It can do great things for your career.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

It’s your first team happy hour since returning to the office. What do you order? 

Answer carefully, because in Corporate America, your interaction with alcohol says something about you.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland walk you through how to deal with the team happy hour or the department dinner whether you’re an alcohol nerd, completely sober, or somewhere in between.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at [email protected] and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife!